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Bob Prittie Metrotown

Directions | Branch information | Internet access


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Directions

The library is located just west of Metrotown skytrain station. Take the Millennium or Expo line, or take the 19, 49, 106, 110, 112, 116, 129, 130, 144, 430, C6 or C7 bus.

Parking is available underground. Enter off Kingsborough Street, just east of Willingdon.

Branch information

The Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch opened in 1991 and is named for former Burnaby teacher, MP, alderman, mayor and library board member Robert "Bob" Prittie.

Branch size: 61,000 square feet
Items owned: 414,105 (2009)
BPL total items owned: 742,434 (2009)

Neighbourhood information.

Internet access

Wireless Internet access is available at all branches of the Burnaby Public Library. Bob Prittie Metrotown has 21 public Internet terminals, including three 15-minute express workstations. Three additional workstations are available for accessing the library's database collection.

For more information on computer and Internet access at BPL, visit our computers and Internet page.

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Location and hours

Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby BC V5H 4N5

Contact
Reference: 604-436-5400
Fiction/audio/video: 604-436-5410
Children's: 604-436-5420
Overdues/library cards: 604-436-5430

You can also reach us by e-mail, using our online reference form.

Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm
Saturdays 9am to 6pm
Sundays 1pm to 5pm

There is no telephone service on Sundays.

Book drop
Located at the front entrance, on the east side of the building.

Events and programs at Bob Prittie Metrotown

Tuesdays, January 26 to March 2
10:00 am

Reading, rhyming and singing - perfect for two-year-olds who love stories (and might even sit still for them!)

Tuesdays, January 26 to March 2
11:15 am

Reading, rhyming and singing - perfect for two-year-olds who love stories (and might even sit still for them!)

Thursdays, January 28 to March 4
10:15 am

Age: Newborn to pre-walkers
Let us welcome you and your new family to the wonderful world of books, rhymes and songs.

Thursdays, January 28 to March 4
11:15 am

Age: Newborn to pre-walkers
Let us welcome you and your new family to the wonderful world of books, rhymes and songs.

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